System isn't reaching maximum performance.
System isn't reaching maximum performance.
For a while now I've owned an older laptop that still performs well (from 2012) with a core i5-3320M, which claims to boost up to 3.3GHz but actually reaches only 3.1GHz and even under heavy load it caps at 3.1GHz (the precise figure is 3093.3GHz). Anyone know if it's feasible to extract more performance from your CPU or is this mainly due to its age? The full specs are listed in the file: Computer: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8470p CPU: Intel Core i5-3320M (Ivy Bridge-MB PGA SV, L1) 2600 MHz (26.00x100.0) @ 3093 MHz (31.00x99.8) Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 179B BIOS: 68ICF Ver. F.40, 01/31/2013 Chipset: Intel QM77 (Panther Point) Memory: 8192 MBytes @ 798 MHz, 11-11-11-28 - 4096 MB PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM - Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 - 4096 MB PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM - Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 Graphics: Intel Ivy Bridge-MB GT2 - Integrated Graphics [E1/L1/N0/P0] [Hewlett-Packard] Intel HD Graphics 4000, 2112 MB Drive: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s Drive: hp CDDVDW SN-208DB, DVD+R DL Drive: MSFT XVDD, Disk drive Sound: Intel Panther Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller [C1] Network: Intel 82579LM (Lewisville) Gigabit Ethernet Controller Network: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN 3x3 HMC WiFi Adapter OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 19045.2846 DESKTOP-R7E5O51.LOG
It might be feasible to have both cores operate at 3.3GHz together, depending on the system design and power constraints.